12 Best universities for Political Science in Finland

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Finland ranked based on their research performance in Political Science. A graph of 64.4K citations received by 6.06K academic papers made by 12 universities in Finland was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Political Science

#43 in Europe

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

2. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Political Science

#140 in Europe

#362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 20,800
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1920

3. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Political Science

#145 in Europe

#372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1925

4. University of Jyvaskyla

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Political Science

#176 in Europe

#453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,870
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1934

5. Abo Akademi University

Finland | Turku

For Political Science

#206 in Europe

#546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 1918

6. University of Eastern Finland

Finland | Joensuu

For Political Science

#232 in Europe

#618 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 15,500
Founded: 2010

7. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Political Science

#233 in Europe

#620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 11,440
Founded: 2010

8. University of Oulu

Finland | Oulu

For Political Science

#246 in Europe

#645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

9. University of Lapland

Finland | Rovaniemi

For Political Science

#278 in Europe

#721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1979

10. Hanken School of Economics

Finland | Helsinki

For Political Science

#347 in Europe

#911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

11. University of Vaasa

Finland | Vaasa

For Political Science

#432 in Europe

#1178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1966

12. Lappeenranta University of Technology

Finland | Lappeenranta

For Political Science

#475 in Europe

#1364 in the World

Enrollment: 5,300
Founded: 1969

The best cities to study Political Science in Finland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Helsinki, Turku, Tampere, and Jyvaskyla.